quote:So they basically traded whichever QB they were going to take in the 2nd and some mid-round pick, likely 4th if they make the playoffs, 5th if he starts so many games and so forth. Still worth it

quote:I highly doubt that. Most players that are dealt in drafts would never get close to that compensation, especially one that got benched after his backup showed up to play

Per ESPN:

quote:Kansas City will trade its second-round pick in the 2013 draft -- the second selection (No. 34 overall) in the round -- as well as another conditional mid-round pick in 2014 to acquire Smith from San Francisco, a league source told ESPN.

quote:The Chiefs must be really high on Alex Smith. They could have got a qb with that pick.

That's what I'm saying. They would have gone with someone in that first batch of Geno, Barkley, Glennon, etc. with that pick. So you take a reasonably young game manager and if it doesn't work, you can take someone next year and now have two great tackles in Joeckel and Albert to product your new toy

quote:Or even later.

They needed someone who could come in and start right away, not someone who would be at the same level as Cassel and Quinn